a very good dog

Ten years ago, when I first met Mr. Heylucy, he introduced me to his kids-two cats and this little mutt. I think those three animals were a little bit like Darcy’s Pemberley, you know how Elizabeth Bennett really starts to fall for him when she sees his house for the first time? I think that’s what happened when I met Reggie and Gigi and Dune. A man with pets as great as these three had to be pretty great too.

Now 16, Reggie has been going downhill for a long time, and we’ve been preparing ourselves for this for the last few months. This morning Mr. Heylucy was finally ready to let his buddy go. And so we went to our vet’s office and held him and petted him while he was quietly put to sleep. Even though we knew it was the right thing, it was so very hard. We’ll have his ashes to bury with his buddies, Gigi and Dune. I hope he’s with them now, and Gigi has thrown herself down in front of him like she used to, so he could lick her all over. We’re gonna miss you Reggie Boinkie-Boink, our little surfer boy and tennis ball lover.

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I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve not yet been lucky enough to have a four-legged family member, but I do so love many of my friends’ pets and have felt the loss of some of them. I can’t imagine how hard it must be when it is one of your own. I hope your memories of happy times and knowing that Reggie had a good long life will help you cope.

I have been there several times in the past few years–I ache with you over the loss of your precious friend. For many years of our marriage we had five labs–now there is just one, with three rescued friends. If I counted up how many times they make us smile I think there wouldn’t be enough numbers. I will be thinking of you.

I’m sure you are so sad, but he’s so much happier now, running around and seeing again. It was a little tough seeing how bad he had gotten when we visited you for New Years. How’s Bear taking the loss?